Category: Getting Minted

Tomorrow there are changes being made to the lockdown as the UK tries to return to normal life in the wake of the coronavirus having peaked. Personally, I’m generally in favour of steps being taken by government to relax the lockdown but I also favour being cautious in the steps we as a family take.…

It is now one month after the recent stock market low point on 19 March. I am still more concerned about health matters than financial matters. Tomorrow I will again be concerned and distracted by our children’s home school. I’m still taking stock of the situation we are in and my financial thinking is concerned…

I am now asking myself whether I have been too complacent, or even smug, about my financial position. Was my portfolio as well positioned as I thought it was? I think it was the boxer Mike Tyson who said that everyone has a plan until they are punched in the mouth. I have been punched…

From the end of 2012 until early in 2020 I acted under an enduring power of attorney (EPA) to manage my father’s property and financial affairs. In my previous post I explained the actions I took and the lessons I learned. I now want to analyse the results achieved. My key performance indicators in this…

I’ve recently had a family bereavement. It’s been a sad time for the family and is the end of an era. It also brings to a close my role as an attorney looking after the financial affairs of my late father. Since the end of 2012 until early in this new year of 2020 I…